H ay-loader



No. 498,060. Pnted May 28, 1893.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE..

BENJAMIN F. HUGHES, OF 'WAGGONER ILLINOIS.

HAY-LOAD'ER.

SPECIFICATION forming` part of- Letters Patent'No; 498,060, 'dated May 23, 1893. i Application filed June 2, 1892. Sei'ial No. 435,276. (No model.)

` and I do hereby declare the following to'be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same. I

This invention relates to hay loaders, and more especially to that type thereof employing endless belts; and the object of the same is to effect certain improvements in the specific construction of parts. p

To this end the invention consists in a machine substantially as hereinaftenmorefully described and claimed and as illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein- Figure 1 is a plan view of this improved machine, showing the supplemental carrier as raised nearly to a horizontal position. Fg. 2 is a central longitudinal section of the machine complete. Fig. 3- is a transverse section through the rear axle and looking fromv the front of the machine.V Fig. 4 is a perspective detail showing the two-belts which drive the elevator and the clutch mechanism on the idle shaft between said belts;

This invention comprises several principal parts, to Wit: a framework mounted on supporting Wheels, an elevator having a drum at its lower end journaled on the rear axle, a rake whose teeth curve around the drum, a main carrier located above the driveris seat and carrying the hay from the elevator to the left of the machine, and a supplemental car-- rier pivotally connected to the left end of the main carrier, and adapted to have its angle adj usted whereby the delivery therefrom may be regulated as desired. These several parts may be of any preferred construction which does not depart from the principle of my invention, and the exact sizes, shapes, and materials of these parts and the various members thereof isnot essentiahexcept perhaps that the carriers must be quite light as they are supported by the frame work of the ele- Vator and to their weight is added that of the hay in the operation of the machine. Such operation will be clearly understood by those familiar with the art. As givingan insight into the construction described below, I may here state that as the machine is drawn over the ground, the rake takes vup the hay and delivers it to the elevator, while the latter in turn carries Ait up and delivers it to the main carrier. This is above the driveris head and moves to the left (or right), to deliver the hay to the supplemental carrier, which can be adjusted by a lsecond operator riding on a hay wagon which is driven alongside this machine, so that the supplemental carrier will deliver` the hay into any part of his wagon body or onto any part of the load' therein.

I will now describe a machine embodying a construction which will carry out myuidea.

` The framework-1 1 are side bars connected at about their centers by a transverse 'bar 2 and at their front ends by another bar 3, and t'is a longitudinal bar secured to the trans- Verse bar 2 and extending beneath the bar 3.

,5 is the king bolt which passes through the bar 3, the bar 4, and the front axle 6; Whereby the strain of the draft is thus distributed between the bars 2 and 3. To said front axle is attached the pole or tongue 7 to which the horses are to be connected, the front Wheels 8 being mounted on' the ends of this axle as usual.

9 is a cross bar supported by theside barsv about where shown, and 170 is a spring rising from this bar Vand supporting the driveris seat 11.

12 is the rear axle which is mounted in supports launder the rear ends of the side bars 1, and on each end of this axl'e is journaled one of the rear Wheels 14, or, the axle may be journaled in the supports 13, and one wheel fast thereon while a ratchet box. 15 of any ordinary construction connects the hub of the other wheel with the axle so as to permit the machine to round corners but to cause the turning of the axle by the Wheels. One of the rear Wheels (in this case the right one) has secured to the outer end of its hubv a sprocket wheel 16.

The damian-20 are side bars rising from the rear ends of the side bars l and, inclined forward, being supported by'uprights 21 and connected by cross bars 22, and on the latter is secured a light flooring or table 23.

24 is a large drum having internal brack-V KOC ets 25 at its ends and atintervals throughout its length, which brackets have bearings 26 at their Centers that arejournaled on the rear axle between collars 27 secured thereon inside the side bars 1. The exterior of this drum`` is preferably provided with about eleven pairs of flanges 27' the members of each pair being slightly spaced. .lournaled at 28 in the upper ends of the incliued side bars 20 is a shaft, 20', whose body between the journals is square; and lnounted on this square body are eleven sprocket Wheels over which move Chains 30, each passing between the members of a pair of said flanges on the drum, and completely around the table, and each Chain having a number of outwardly projecting pins or fingers 31. Thesepins cannot strike the ground even when it is very uneven, because the drum is journaled directlyion the axle and the latter will riseasvv the rear Wheels pass over any obstruction.

32"d`esignates straight guides rigidly support'ed in any suitable manner as shown, and standing above and parallel with the table, their lowerends passing over thel drum and to points'near the ground; and from their upper ends project Curved tongues 33 whichpass partially over the shaft 20' toiwhich they are preferably concentric.

34J is uaniidle shaft journaledin the incliued side'ibarsand carrying a sprocket wheel 35 connected by aichain` belt 36 with'thesprocket 16 on the rear supporting wheel. On this idle shaffl isloosely mounted a sprocketwheel 37 whose hub 38 is grooved, and a lever 30 pivoted at40to one of the uprights, has a book or ring' 41 embraciug said groove.

42 isa spring carried by the incliued side bar and bearingthissprocketwheel outwardly' toward the fixedv sprocket wheel 35, andJ ratchet toothed clutch members 49 are formed'* on theadjacent faces of these sprocket wh eels` or on 'theirhubs, so that the forward movement of the supporting wheel carrying the driving sprocket will cause-the upward movement of theelevator, but the rearward movement of' said wheel will notv movethe elevator.

table at its edgesand near itsupper andlower ends, rise pins which are connected by upright eanvas strips etto` prevent the hay falling laterally od the table.

The'mka-Jonrnaled in supports 50'rising the driver takes his seat and? drives the ma- 125 f chine over a field whereon the grailn or' hay`` from' the side barsl is a rake head-51, and 52 arerake teeth about twenty-one in number which' are secured to this head'and, Curved around to the rear of the drum, so asto cause their points to standnormally under the center'of Saiddrum, whereby they will not undesirably engage the earth. Between these teeth thelower ends of theguides 32 extend.

53 is an arm rising from the head 51- and connected by a rod 54 with a hand-level' 55 which is pivoted at 56 to one of the side bars 1, and preferably has a spring-actuated pawl 57 moving over a Curved rack bar 58 adjacent the drivers seat.

The mam carriefi-GO are arms projecting from the incliued side bars, (which arms may if desired be additionall supported at their forward ends, as seen in Fig. 2 in dottcd lines) land G1 are parallel bars connected by cross bars 62 and Constituting the frame of this carrier which stands across above the drivers seat and is supported by said arms. Through the ends of the bars 61 are journaled the So 1shafts 63 of rollers, over which moves an endless apron preferably com posed of side straps or belts 64; connected by transverse slats 65. The shaft of the right roller carries a beveled gear 66 which intermeshes With another bcv- `eled gear 67 that is secured to the upperielevvator shaft 20'.

68 are pins rising from the front bar 61 and connected by a stripiGQ ofcanvas.

The supplemental Carmen-71 are parallel bars connected by bars 72nand constituting the frame of the s-uppl'emental carrier, the

;inner ends of the bars 71 being pivotally mounted as at 70 on the shaft of the left 4roller ofthe main carrier.

Through theendsof the bars 71 arejournaled the shafts73=`of` rollersover which moves an endlessapron, preferably composed of side straps` or belts-` 74: connectedi by transverse slats' 75; The shaft of the inner roller carriesa=sprocltet`7l zoo which is-connectedentirely outside the fi'ames by a chainl` belt 76' with a sprocket 77`mounted on the shaft of the'left' roller of the main`v carrier, whereby' motion is communicatedf ffrom the mainJ tothe supplemental carrier.

78 are pins risingifrom the side bars 71 and?` connected by a strip 79 of"`ca-nvas.

80`i`s a bellcrank lever pivoted atitsangle `jas at V81 to the outer face of` one ofA` the sidebars=`7l= of the supplemental carrier, witlrits i body standing over a' rigid= finger 80'` on said carrier frame; and connected by a'rod` S2'` to` 3 the short'arm of this-lever is'a pa-wl 82'whichL slides through a guiding eyeES'carriedv by` the sidebar, and has its tip'arranged! tow engage a Curved and toothedi'segment 84 which lis rigidly su pportedVA by and on the outerface1` ;of the correspondi-ng side bar 61' of theimaifn`` fcarrier. A spring 85'isfpreferably'coiledfon' gthe rod' 82 between the' eye S31'and apin'S x20 through the pawl, whereby the' latter is thrown normally`` into engagement with`A the 1 segment.

The horsesare hitched to the'tongfue and has beenA cut and`` allowed to dry. By means iof the hand`v lever 551 hecanadjust the rake so that itsteethv will not catch inthe'grou'ndi or in the stubble but will take upfithe loose` hay. The latter passesonto the tips oiithe teeth and Strikes against the lower ends of theguides 32, upWhich it passesa slightdistance until the fingers 31 in the el'evator chains engage it. It is then carriedup over the table 23 and under' the guides 32 until it passes out beneath 'the tongues 33 and over the elevator shaft 20', When it' is delive'redV onto the main carrier. The canvas strips 4:6 at the sides of the table prevent the hay from falling off the same, and 'the guides prevent the hay being blown away by Whatever wind may exist. As the lower euds of the guides pass between the rake teeth, they take the strain from said teeth and cause the. hay to rise to a position to be engaged by the fingers on the elevator. The apron of the maincarf rier moves the hay to the left (or right) andV delivers itonto the supplemental carrier. A wagon is driven alongside this machine, and the operator on the wagon by grasping the finger 80' and the lever 80 can pinch them together to move the lever and disengage the pawl from the segment. Thereafter-without releasing his'hold on the lever and finger-he can adjust the angle of the supplemental 'carrier as may be desired to cause the proper delivery of the hayinto his wagon body or outo the load therein. The canvas strip along the front edge of the main carrier, and those along both edges of the supplemental carrier, are suftlciently high to prevent Wind getting under the hay thereon and blowing it off the machine; and by locating the sprooket connection between the carriers and the adjusting devices for the supplemental carrier entirely outside the frames,'these strips also prevent the hay interfering With such mechanisms. The driver of the machine by manipulating the lever 39 can throw the clutch members into or out of engagement to start or stop the movements of the elevator and the carriers, but of course when the elevator is not moving, the rake teeth will be usually raised above the ground. i

What is claimed as new isi 1. In a hay loader, the combination with a framework supported on axles, Wheels mounted independently on said axles, one of the rear Wheels having a sprooket, a drum journaled loosely on the rear axle between the supports for the framework, and a rake;` of a shaft supported by the framework, chai'ns moving around said drum and shaft and forming an elevator, an idle shaft having two sprockets, one belted to the elevator shaft and w the other to said sprocket on the rear Wheel,-

a ratchet toothed clutch between the two sprockets on the idle shaft for imparting only upward motion to said elevator, aspring holdi ing the clutch members normally in engagement, and a hand-lever for separating said members, as and for the purposeset forth.

2. In a hay loader, the combination with a framework mounted on axles the forward one of which is pivoted, supporting Wheels mounted independently on' said axles, one -of the that on the shaft and the other to that on the v rear wheel, a ratchet toothed clutch between said two sprockets for imparting an upward motion only to the elevator, a spring holding clutch members normally engaged and a lever for separating said clutch members, as and forv the purpose set forth.

3. In a hay loader, the combination With the framework supported on axles bearin g Wheels, a driverls seat on said framework, forwardly inolined side bars rising from the framework and supported by braces, and two rigid arms projecting forward from said side bars beyond the seat and above the sides of the frame- Work; of a rake, au elevator supported by said side bars and driven from one of the rear Wheels, a carrier frame rigidly supported by said arms above the seat, rollers iu said frame, gearing between one of the rollers and the shaft of the elevator, alaterallymoving apron around said rollers, a supplemental carrler frame pivoted on the shaft of the other roller, a carrier apron in this frame connected With and driven byV said shaft, a toothed segment on the stationary frame, a spring-actuated pawl on the pivoted and supplemental frame, a bell-crank lever pivoted at its angle at the outer end of this frame, a rigid finger 'on the frame adjacent the longer arm of the lever, and a rod connecting the shorter arm of the lever With said pawl, all as 'and for the purpose set forth.

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4:. In a hay loader, the combination With a framework, a rake thereon,aninclined eleva'- tor, a laterally moving oarrier to which said elevator delivers and by which elevator it 1s driven, and, a supplemental oarrier whose frame is pivoted on the shaft of one of the rollers of the lateral carrier, of asprocket on the outer end of said shaft, another sprocket on the outer end of the adjaoent shaft of the' supplemental carrier, a belt connecting these sprockets, a toothed segment on the outer face and at the opposite side of the lateral frame, a spring-actuated pawl on the supplemental frame, means for operating this pawl from the outer end of the supplemental carrier, pins rising from the front bar of the lateral frame and from both bars of the supplemental frame, and upright strips connectlng these pins and standing above said side bars,

as and forthe purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of Atwo witnesses.

BENJAMIN F. IJIU'GrI-IESL` Witnessesr M. B. CARPENTER, E. B; SILLIN. 

